You can view the PowerPoint presentation for this talk here: http://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/experimental-utopias-and-social-change-examples-from-australian-nonhegemonic-activism-by-dr-theresa-petray-and-dr-nick-pendergrast
Abstract:
Social movements are typically considered either incremental or antisystemic, or in other words, reformist or revolutionary. Both of these approaches are focused on the state or other significant power-holders. However, a third approach to social change does not attempt to change society as a whole, but instead imagines an alternative society, and begins to experiment with those alternatives. We look at examples from Australia to think through some of the key issues surrounding non-hegemonic activism. In particular, we use cases from animal advocacy and indigenous activism to contextualise the concept of non-hegemonic activism in Australia. Vegan activism and self-determination activism are both attempts to create change without directly challenging power structures – but by their very existence they do question whether mainstream society is, in fact, successful. These broad movements contain elements of both state-centric and non-hegemonic activism, and we unpack the experimental utopias that activists are attempting to bring about.
Contacts:
theresa.petray@jcu.edu.au
nicholas.pendergrast@unimelb.edu.au
This talk was recorded at The Australian Sociological Association 2016 conference. You can hear more talks from this conference here: https://soundcloud.com/australian-sociology-tasa
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